(August 13, 2019 at 4:40 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: I’m assuming that due to the limited space available on a runabout, and the fact that the entire crew seems to be needed on the surface, that we see it regularly because a more automated system is required.
I would suspect that the larger ships are capable of doing it, but they have crew do it manually in case something goes wrong.
Anyway, what would transporter techs do all day?
Fair point. These ships appear to be largely constructed of breakdownium - something ALWAYS goes wrong.
Boru
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